Syria vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Syria
69.9%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
81.8%
in 2024
Syria rank
187th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
187th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Syria
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0255075100199620102024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 81.8% against 69.9% in Syria, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 187th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 3 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 85.0% 56.8% 28.2% Syria
2000s 93.6% 67.2% 26.4% Syria
2010s 92.5% 77.6% 14.9% Syria
2020s 65.8% 81.4% 15.6% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Syria or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 81.8% against 69.9% in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Syria and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
11.9%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Syria and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Syria ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,310 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release